Bittersweet Delight - The Smoking Jacket

Having worked in the luxury biz for so long, I tend buy and be given everything that I want. However, there are a few things that I purposely don't buy simply so that my friends can buy them for me on occasions such as my birthday/Christmas etc. The #1 thing I've always wanted is a smoking jacket. I don't know why I've wanted one, I just do. The other one is a Ferrari F430.

A month ago I was sitting in a coffee shop with my friend. We both had our laptops out doing some work when I got an email from http://www.cordarounds.com about a smoking jacket. It was fancy looking and made out of corduroy and only US$155. I couldn't resist the temptation, , I ordered the jacket. As you can imagine, having wanted a smoking jacket for so long, the wait was excruciating.

Finally, today, this very morning, the postman came and rang the bell (only once). He had a note that said I owed $9 in duty and to pay it at the post office. I sighed, why couldn't I just pay him. Anyway, I put on my shoes and drove to the post office. I paid the duty, I grabbed the box, I rushed home and opened it. IT WAS A SMOKING JACKET!!! I wished I could've taken a picture of my smile. After 5 years of telling my friends that all I wanted was a smoking jacket or a Ferrari, I finally had my smoking jacket. Then I saw the S on the label. Small. I’m an extra large sort of guy.

Now I have to send this one back, and get a bigger one. Groan.

In the meantime, I’ve been wearing the Scottevest. This is a really cool technologically enhanced jacket that has pockets for pretty much every single gadget you can think of and the wires associated with it. It’s cool, comfortable and of excellent quality. There’s even a matching hat that allows you to store your valuables in the brim and sides, and pants that have extra pockets as well. The version that caught my eye was the SeV, with solar panels on the back to recharge your gadgets. “Q” would be jealous that he didn’t invent this jacket himself! http://www.scottevest.com